Impossibly detailed views of Earth from space at night and day
Nothing makes me feel more connected to the rest of the human race than seeing the Earth from space at night. National borders vanish, and...
Environment
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A splendid video by NASA shows earth as a living creature
NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio (SVS) has released a stunning video that shows Earth in a way you may have never seen before. The video is...
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The Life of a Finnish Island as Told Through the Seasons
Jani Ylinampa is a Finnish photographer that has built a steadily growing following on Instagram and Facebook for his breathtaking landscape photography. The artist’s work is focused primarily around his...
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A 19-mile-long crack has opened up on the vulnerable Antarctic coast. What’s next?
Over a matter of days in late September, Stef Lhermitte watched via satellite as a new, massive crack formed along the edge of Antarctica’s Pine...
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World Map of Oceans and Shorelines
According to the USGS, about 71% of the Earth’s surface is water-covered with oceans holding about 96.5% of all Earth’s water. This inspired a series of...
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Norway wants to clean up our oceans. Here’s how it could work.
Earlier this year, Norway’s minister of international development visited Ghana. Minister Nikolai Astrup had a simple request: He wanted to spend some time with his team...
